Mumbai Police

He Went To File An FIR. Mumbai Police Surprised Him With A Cake

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Sunday October 15, 2017

A tweet posted by Mumbai Police, shows officers celebrating a man's birthday at the Sakinaka Police Station. While filing an FIR, officers at the station realised it was the complainant's birthday. So, once his complaint was registered, everyone celebrated with a cake.

19-Year-Old Man Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With Stray Dog Inside Community Toilet

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 15, 2017

A 19-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly having sex with a stray dog in suburban Powai, a senior police official said.

Killer Of Lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha Makes Chilling Revelation

Mumbai News | Vijay Kumar Yadav and Santosh Wagh, mid-day.com | Thursday October 12, 2017

After getting furlough from Nashik jail authorities, lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha's murderer, Sajjad Mugal alias Pathan, 28, who'd killed her while working as a security guard at her residential complex, had again worked as a guard at two societies in the city, right under the Mumbai Police's nose, as per his statement (a copy of which is with mid-da...

'I Knew Crime Branch Would Find Me': Lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha's Killer

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Wednesday October 11, 2017

Mumbai lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha's killer Sajjad Mughal, who had jumped parole last year, was arrested on Tuesday near Srinagar. On his trail for over a year, a Mumbai police team that staked out in Kashmir sported beards and firans to blend in.

26/11 Mumbai Attacks Insight Helped Prevent A Thousand Deaths In Las Vegas, Says Sheriff

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 10, 2017

A handful of quick-thinking Las Vegas police officers may have prevented a thousand deaths after they stormed a hotel and killed the lone shooter, the Sheriff of America's gambling hub has said.

Top CA's Daughter Filmed Boarding Mumbai Local. Then Body Found On Tracks

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday October 6, 2017

A young woman in Mumbai, Pallavi Vikamsey, was found dead last evening on train tracks in central Mumbai in between Parel and Currey Road stations on the Central Railway network. The police says it was an accidental death and suspects that she fell off a train, though sources say text messages sent by her allegedly told her family "no one is respon...

Top Chartered Accountant's Daughter Found Dead On Railway Tracks In Mumbai

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 6, 2017

The 20-year-old daughter of Chartered Accountant was found dead on railway tracks in Mumbai, the police said today.

Man Robs Chinese National Of $1,400 At Delhi Airport, Arrested

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 5, 2017

A 35-year-old man was arrested from Mumbai for allegedly stealing $ 1,400 from the hand bag of a Chinese national at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi, the police said.

Mumbai Constable Allegedly Caught Drink Driving On Duty, Arrested

Mumbai News | Reported by Anant R Zanane, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 2, 2017

A constable of Mumbai police has been arrested for alleged drink-driving while on duty. Constable Ankush Sanap was seen at the wheels of a police vehicle that was zig-zagging on the Western Express Highway around 11.30 pm in suburban Kandivali. No one else was inside the vehicle at the time.

Mumbai Stampede: Was Woman Molested? Cops Investigate

Mumbai News | Suraj Ojha, mid-day.com | Monday October 2, 2017

A viral video has led the police to investigate another alleged crime that occurred after the stampede on the Elphinstone Road station foot overbridge (FOB). The video shows a woman allegedly being molested by a person who came to help the trapped people, as she lay amid the pile of victims on the FOB.

Sena Men Allegedly Assault Senior Doctor For Marking Mumbai Stampede Victims

Mumbai News | Reported by Anant R Zanane, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday October 1, 2017

A group of Shiv Sena workers barged in to Mumbai's KEM Hospital on Saturday and allegedly assaulted a senior doctor formarking of bodies of the Elphinstone Road station stampede victims, police said. They overpowered him and tried to scribble on his forehead last evening, a senior police officer said.

Stampede Victim's Jewellery Thieves In Mumbai Police's Sights

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

Visuals have emerged showing some people allegedly stealing ornaments from a victim of the stampede at a railway station here, prompting the Mumbai Police to launch a probe.

Police Checking CCTV Footage, Mobile Videos To Probe Cause Of Stampede

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 29, 2017

Police are examining CCTV footage and also the video clips shot by onlookers to find out what led to the deadly stampede on a railway footbridge at the Elphinstone Road station in Central Mumbai today morning.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Woman Cop At Mumbai Police Station

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 28, 2017

A man was arrested today for allegedly assaulting a policewoman at Charkop police station in suburban Kandivali.

Iqbal Kaskar's Police Custody Extended By 4 Days In Extortion Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 27, 2017

The police custody of Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, has been extended by four days by a magistrate's court in Thane today. The police said the probe into an extortion case against him is not yet complete

Haseena Parkar's Son Held Special Screening Of Biopic For 'D' Family In Dubai

Mumbai News | Samiullah Khan, Mid-day.com | Monday September 25, 2017

While Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Haseena Parkar failed to impress critics, it has found some fans in the family of the notorious Aapa, on whom the movie is based.

After Bhojpuri Film Actor Manoj Pandey, His Wife Held In Rape Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 25, 2017

Two days after his arrest, Bhojpuri film actor Manoj Pandey's wife too has been held on the charge of assisting him in allegedly raping a 27-year-old singer actress on the pretext of marrying her, the police said today.

U-Turn? Now, Iqbal Kaskar Admits Speaking To Dawood Ibrahim

India News | Mid Day Correspondent | Sunday September 24, 2017

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar has admitted before Thane police interrogators that Dawood has called him four times in the past few years. These calls were made mainly during the year 2011, when an attack was attempted on Kaskar by a rival gang.

Teenager Stages Own Kidnapping To Financially Help Girlfriend

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

A 16-year-old boy allegedly staged his own kidnapping with the help of his friend and demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father to financially assist his girlfriend's family, the police said today.

Six Months After Marriage, Couple Commits Suicide In Mumbai

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

A newly married couple allegedly ended their lives by hanging themselves at their home in suburban Malad, police said today.

'He's Fit And Fine': What Iqbal Kaskar Told Cops About Dawood, His Family

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's wife Mehajabin Shaikh had visited Mumbai to meet her father last year, police officials said, quoting the fugitive gangster's brother Iqbal Kaskar, who has been held in an extortion case.

Dawood Ibrahim Is In Pakistan, Scared To Call Family, Says Brother Iqbal Kaskar

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday September 22, 2017

India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is still in Pakistan, his brother Iqbal Kaskar has told interrogators from the Intelligence Bureau or IB and the Thane Police's crime branch, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Thane Police arrested Kaskar on September 19 in Mumbai in an alleged extortion case

Six-Year-Old Boy Dies At Mumbai School, Reason Unknown

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 21, 2017

A six-year-old boy died during recess at a school in suburban Powai today, police said. The cause of death was not yet known.

Find Those Who Spread Mumbai Cyclone Rumour, Cops Are Told

Mumbai News | Mid Day Correspondent | Thursday September 21, 2017

Taking serious note of rumours about a 'cyclone that would hit Mumbai' on Wednesday and other issues related to the rain, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has written to the Mumbai Police, asking them to find the culprits behind them.

8 Sheikhs Arrested In Crackdown On Hyderabad's 'Bride Bazaar' Racket

Hyderabad News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday September 21, 2017

Eight Arab sheikhs - five from Oman and three from Qatar - one of them as old as 80, have been arrested by the Hyderabad police in one of the biggest crackdowns on the city's underground network of supplying 'wives' to suitors who can pay. Three Qazis, including a chief Qazi from Mumbai, were also arrested who arranged fake documents to send even u...

Cops Can't Be Private Guards, Says Bombay High Court

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Maharashtra Police cannot become private guards, the Bombay High Court today said and directed the state government to review each and every case in which police protection has been given.

Cops Let Dawood Ibrahim's Brother Finish His Biryani Before Picking Him Up

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 19, 2017

When a Thane police team carried out a raid at the residence of Iqbal Kaskar, the younger brother of Dawood Ibrahim, at Nagpada in Mumbai last night, he was eating biryani and watching a reality TV show.

Dawood's Brother Was Watching KBC, Eating Biryani When Cops Picked Him Up

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 19, 2017

When Iqbal Ibrahim Kaskar, the brother of absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, was picked up from his home in south Mumbai late on Monday, he was busy watching the "Kaun Banega Crorepati" show and eating biryani, Thane Police Commissioner Parambir Singh said today.

Mumbai Crime: Sexually Abused Mother Gets Rapist Son Murdered

Mumbai News | Samiullah Khan, Mid-Day | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Fed up of her drug addict son who was also sexually abusive, a mother in Bhayander West paid contract killers Rs 50,000 to murder him; now, he's dead, but she's in jail. The Vasai police on Sunday arrested the woman and three others for the murder that was committed on August 20.

Checking Dawood's Role In Brother Iqbal Kaskar's Extortion Racket: Police

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Iqbal Kaskar - arrested yesterday on charges of extortion -- used to issue threats in the name of his brother underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the Mumbai police said today. The police said they are now investigating whether India's most wanted criminal was actually involved in the extortion rackets.